The Magic Roundabout (2005)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Dave Borthwick
Jean Duval
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Writers:

Serge Danot (characters)
Raolf Sanoussi (co-writer) ...
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Release Date:

2 February 2005 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Things Are About To Get Hairy.

Plot:

A group of friends embark on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil wizard ZeeBad.

Plot Keywords:

CGI Film | Mountain | Girl | Snail | Magician

Cast

Tom Baker	...	Zeebad (voice: English version)
Jim Broadbent	...	Brian (voice: English version)
Lee Evans	...	Train (voice: English version)
Joanna Lumley	...	Ermintrude (voice: English version)
Ian McKellen	...	Zebedee (voice: English version)
Kylie Minogue	...	Florence (voice)
Bill Nighy	...	Dylan (voice: English version)
Robbie Williams	...	Dougal (voice: English version)
Ray Winstone	...	Soldier Sam (voice: English version)
Daniella Loftus	...	Coral (voice: English version)
Ediz Mahmut	...	Basil (voice: English version)
Jimmy Hibbert	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michel Galabru	...	Zabadie (voice: French version)
Dany Boon	...	Ambroise (voice: French version)
Valérie Lemercier	...	Azalée (voice: French version)
Elie Semoun	...	Zébulon (voice: French version)
Vanessa Paradis	...	Margote (voice: French version)
Eddy Mitchell	...	Flappy (voice: French version)
Henri Salvador	...	Pollux (voice: French version)
Gérard Jugnot	...	Sam (voice: French version)

Directed by
Dave Borthwick
Jean Duval
Frank Passingham

Writing credits
Serge Danot		(characters)
Raolf Sanoussi		(co-writer) and
Stephane Sanoussi		(co-writer)
Tad Safran		(additional material)
Paul Bassett		(screenplay)
Martine Danot		characters

Produced by
Claude Gorsky	....	producer
Bruce Higham	....	associate producer
François Ivernel	....	executive producer
Andy Leighton	....	producer
Pascal Rodon	....	producer
Jill Sinclair	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Thomas

Film Editing by
Mathieu Morfin

Art Direction by
Lilian Fuentefria

Production Management
Pierre-Marie Fenech	....	production manager
Michael Solinger	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Renaud Delcuze	....	textures and shading director
Christian Garland	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Oliver Brierley	....	assistant foley mixer
Steve Browell	....	dialogue editor
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Colin Cooper	....	voiceover recordist
Robert Farr	....	adr mixer
Phillip Mark Freudenfeld	....	sound studio technician
Matthew Gough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alistair Hawkins	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Heath	....	foley mixer
Francis Ward Lindsay	....	foley editor
Dirk Maggs	....	sound editor: production phase
James Mather	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (US version)
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Stracey	....	sound effects editor
Sven Taits	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Alexandre Bermond	....	senior lighter

Visual Effects by
Emmanuel Allasia	....	visual effects
Frederic Beroujon	....	digital artist
Dominique Boidin	....	matte painting director
Joseph Bullock	....	lighting artist
Élisée Césarotti	....	visual effects
François Chancrin	....	lead character animator
Marc Chevry	....	digital artist
Graham Clark	....	digital effects artist
Graham Clark	....	technical director
Matthew Daw	....	lead software developer
Beatrice Desperrier	....	modeler
Beatrice Desperrier	....	texture artist
Daniel Esperanssa	....	digital effects artist
Vincent Fortin	....	lead visual effects
Jonathan Germain	....	lighting artist
Renaut Gilles	....	model maker
Gregoire	....	lighting supervisor
Noel Hocquet	....	animator
Francois Hogue	....	lead lighter
Francois Hogue	....	lighting supervisor
David Hubert	....	animator
Jocelyn Hudon	....	animator
Philippe Langlois	....	lighting artist
Yoan Lepesme	....	color & lighting artist
Francois Madere	....	lighting artist
Halim Negadi	....	senior lighter
Halim Negadi	....	senior technical animator
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel	....	senior lighting artist
Habib Ouadah	....	data manager
Jean-Sebastien Ouellet	....	lighting artist
Olivier Pinol	....	lighter
Guillaume Ruegg	....	visual effects
Florian Salanova	....	lighter
Frederic Simard	....	lighting artist
Mathieu Tétrault	....	lighting artist
Celine Velasco	....	modeling lighting artist

Animation Department
Frédéric Bonometti	....	animation supervisor
Sébastien Ebzant	....	animator
Benoît Gagné	....	animator
Noel Hocquet	....	animator
David Hubert	....	animator
Laurent Laban	....	character animator
Fernando Pazos	....	animator

Editorial Department
Samantha Welland	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
James Collins	....	music scoring mixer
Tom Dalgety	....	music mix assistant
Dominic Gibbs	....	music editor
Dominic Gibbs	....	music supervisor
Roland Heap	....	assistant scoring engineer
Alastair King	....	conductor: choir
Bradley Miles	....	music preparation
Bradley Miles	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Pierre-Luc Boily	....	technical director
Orlagh Collins	....	head of physical production: Pathé
Beatrice Desperrier	....	production coordinator
Fabrice Philibert-Caillat	....	network administrator
Owen Rhiannon	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Action Films
• Action Synthese
• Canal+
• France 2 Cinéma
• Pathé Cinéma
• Pathé Renn Productions
• Pricel
• SPZ Entertainment
• UK Film Council
• bolexbrothers limited

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (video)
• A-Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distributors (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Tiglon (2006) (Turkey) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Malde & Co.  auditors

Also Known As:

Pollux - Le manège enchanté (France)
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (USA)
The Magic Roundabout (UK)

Runtime:

France:85 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/4 | Ireland:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | Singapore:G

Company:

Action Films

Trivia:

Most of the character's lines were re-dubbed by American actors for the American release under the title "Doogal" (2006).

Goofs:

Continuity: After Train transports everyone across the narrow bridge over the lava, he slouches down to the ground in relief. In the next shot he is standing straight, looking normal.

Quotes:

Zeebad: [giving advice on evil laughter] No Sam, it's all in the back of the throat.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Magic of Music (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Believe Yourself

Entertaining modern treatment of a classic children's TV show

This is a very clever and innovative animation based on the characters of the old TV show. So if you are expecting a rehash of the old TV show then you will not see one. This is a family film but not for infants or very young children, like the old TV show. Adults like my wife (45) and me (48) laughed continually. Many of the jokes will go over the heads of young children but will not cause offence. There is quite a bit of fighting and "mild peril" which is not at all like the TV show which is why it is not suitable for infants. The plot is really good with Tom Baker playing an evil version of the Zebadee called Zeebad who wants to take over the world. Dillon the Hippy Rabit, played by Bill Nighy, who with Dougal and the rest of the cast have to save the day. This is a really good film and will have you splitting your sides.